bartend

/ˈbɑː.tend/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːr.tend/ (ame, ipa)

bartend — verb

  • bartendpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • bartends3rd person singular
  • bartending-ing form
  • bartendedpast simple

1. to pour drinks and serve customers from behind a bar, typically on a casual or s

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

to pour drinks and serve customers from behind a bar, typically on a casual or short-term basis

例句

Bilal bartended at his cousin's wedding reception all evening.

Evelyn learned to bartend by watching online tutorials before the house party.

intransitive: bartend at/by/for [event/occasion]

同義詞
  • mix drinks

    focuses on the act of combining ingredients rather than the full bar service

  • serve drinks

    broader and less specific; can apply to any setting, not just a bar

文法句型

bartend (no direct object)

用法筆記

The subject is usually a person who performs the activity temporarily or informally — the focus is on the act of making and serving drinks, not the professional status.

常見錯誤

❌She bartends a cocktail.
✅She bartends at the new cocktail lounge.
💡'bartend' is intransitive; it does not take the drink name as a direct object.
❌I bartend in last summer.
✅I bartended last summer.
💡'bartend' is a regular verb; the past tense is 'bartended', not 'bartend' + time phrase.

2. to work as a professional bartender, with the occupation of making and serving d

2.動詞不及物B1
釋義

to work as a professional bartender, with the occupation of making and serving drinks to customers in a bar, restaurant, or club

例句

Antonia has been bartending at the rooftop bar for almost three years now.

present perfect continuous: has been bartending at [place]

Theo bartended his way through college by working nights at a sports pub.

collocation: bartend one's way through [situation]

同義詞

文法句型

bartend (no direct object)

用法筆記

Frequently used in the continuous form ('bartending') to describe an ongoing occupation. Distinguished from sense 1 by the emphasis on employment status rather than a one-time or informal activity.

常見錯誤

❌He bartends since 2020.
✅He has been bartending since 2020.
💡to describe an occupation that started in the past and continues, use the present perfect continuous.